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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE
‘PHOENIX’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY
the pebble modelled in the form of a recumbent phoenix, its
crowned head turned sharply backwards and its legs tucked
underneath the body, grasping a leafy spray of peony in its
beak, the body finely detailed with neatly combed plumage,
the stone of a pale celadon tone suffused with caramel-russet
inclusions
9 cm, 3½ in.
HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,200-7,800
清十八至十九世紀 青白玉帶皮鳳銜牡丹把件
QING DYNASTY JADES FROM A HONG KONG COLLECTION 81
